Sensitive detection of pathological prion protein by cyclic amplification of protein misfolding

Nature

Volumn 411, Issue 6839, 2001, Pages 810-813

  Saborio, G P ^a   Permanne, B ^a   Soto, C ^a  

^a SERONO PHARMACEUTICAL RES INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CRICETINAE; PRION DISEASES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RATS; SCRAPIE; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0035859102     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35081095     Document Type: Article

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